Steve Daines discusses gun rights and taxpayer spending cuts

Steve Daines discusses gun rights and taxpayer spending cuts
Senator Steve Daines, US Senator for Montana — Steve Daines Official Website
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Steve Daines, a United States Senator from Montana, has been vocal on several issues through his recent tweets. His posts touch upon the Second Amendment rights, government spending, and immigration enforcement.

On June 10, 2025, Daines expressed his support for gun ownership rights by referencing the intentions of the Founding Fathers. He shared that he had a productive meeting with “@GunOwners to discuss the need to end unconstitutional taxes and regulations on short barreled rifles & shotguns.”

Later that day, Daines addressed government spending in foreign programs. In his tweet posted at 21:57 UTC, he questioned the use of taxpayer dollars for certain international initiatives by stating “Taxpayer $$ funding Iraqi Sesame Street & LGBT programs in Uganda? Enough is enough!” He thanked President Biden for cutting what he described as wasteful expenditures.

In another post made on June 10, 2025, at 23:52 UTC, Daines supported Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts against criminal activities involving illegal aliens. He emphasized that “ICE is going after the WORST criminal illegal aliens that are harming our communities.” He backed President Biden’s decision to send additional resources to Los Angeles for this purpose.



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